Trembling At A High Altitude

"Hahaha..."

Standing by the track, Liu Shiyuan burst into laughter.

"Director Liu, what are you laughing at?" the chubby man asked, turning his head.

"If none of you run, when the time is up, everyone will be deemed to have failed," Liu Shiyuan replied to the chubby man.

"What?"

"So, Director Liu, if there are several who don't reach the finish line, who is considered the last one?"

"Of course, it's the person at the very back of the group within the time limit."

After hearing Liu Shiyuan's words, someone among those lying down quickly scrambled up and started running again.

"Isn't that last place me?" The chubby man's expression was ugly. Those who had lain down with him had run at least two laps by now, and he had only just completed one.

Having no choice, the chubby man also got up and started running.

An hour and a half later, Li Teng was the first to reach the finish line and then lay there, unable to get up again.

Under normal circumstances, he thought it would take him just about fifteen minutes to finish.

But after several days without food on top of the stone column, there was simply no energy left in his body, and towards the end, he was relying entirely on his will to keep going.

The others were no different.

Not one completed the entire course; they all lay scattered in awkward positions across the track.

Liu Shiyuan declared the running over.

He then delivered energy drinks and bread to the group.

And ensured they were well-fed.

The crowd frantically grabbed and ate, finally coming back to life.

A bus came along and transported everyone back to the front of the cafe.

They gathered around the table and sat down, slowly savoring their coffee.

The chubby man's face looked bad—he ran the slowest. If one out of eight was to be eliminated, it would surely be him.

"Today's performance has been very tough for everyone, and it's almost coming to an end.

"Next we will perform the final segment of this show.

"There are eight terminals set up over there. Everyone please find a terminal, answer a question on it, and then conclude this final segment."

"No whispering or consulting while operating the terminals, any violations will result in immediate elimination," Liu Shiyuan added a few more words to the group.

Sure enough, there were eight terminals lined up beside the street near the cafe.

Following Liu Shiyuan's instructions, the eight participants each found a terminal and confirmed their identities. Then a question popped up on the terminal.

"Please choose one of the other seven extras whom you want to eliminate, and cast a vote for them."

Next were the names and photos of the other seven, making it easy for each extra to make their choice.

Seeing the question, Li Teng frowned unconsciously.

They had to make a choice within fifteen seconds, practically leaving no time to think.

Li Teng chose the chubby man.

After all, the chubby man had finished last, which seemed like the fairest outcome for the others, right?

After making his choice, all eight extras returned to their seats.

"Everyone seated here has made their choice. In this performance, the extra receiving the highest number of votes will be eliminated.

"The results are in.

"The one with the highest number of votes is..."

Liu Shiyuan began to announce the result.

"The one with the highest number of votes, receiving seven votes! That means all the other seven chose that person, and he alone chose someone else.

"The one who received seven votes, and will be eliminated from this performance, is... a man," Liu Shiyuan announced further.

"Just tell me, Director, I want a quick end," the chubby man could hardly bear the psychological pressure anymore.

"Heh, with seven votes, the person to be eliminated from this performance is...

"Li Teng,"

Liu Shiyuan finally said that name.

The heavyset man looked at Li Teng somewhat unexpectedly.

The others also turned their gazes toward Li Teng.

Some appeared somewhat guilty, some looked apologetic, and a few had expressions of schadenfreude.

Li Teng's face was very dark.

In fact, after the votes had been cast, he had guessed this might be the outcome.

Human nature!

The tallest tree in the forest bears the brunt of the wind; the protruding bank always gets washed away; a person standing taller than the rest will always be criticized by the masses.

He ran the fastest, and he was the only one to reach the finish line, so everyone else must have disliked him the most.

Plus, everyone was in competition, one performer was to be eliminated after this show, and another after the next; it was only natural to first push out the strongest to benefit oneself.

He constantly felt that something about this wasn't quite right.

The director couldn't possibly decide eliminations solely based on voting, could he?

If so, the promotion rules of Film and Television City were ridiculously poor.

"I'm sorry, extra Li Teng, you are eliminated. Therefore, you will be subjected to wax sealing, unless someone is willing to redeem you with 1000 points... otherwise, you'll be sealed permanently..."

Liu Shiyuan broke the news to Li Teng.

Under the protection of several bodyguards, a masked Wax Artist directed the staff as they pushed over a Wax Sealing Capsule and a small changing room.

Li Teng's complexion grew even uglier.

"I protest! This isn't fair. Why isn't the worst performer being wax-sealed instead of using this strange method of voting?" Li Teng fought hard for his rights.

"This doesn't violate Film and Television City's rules regarding scripts," Liu Shiyuan shrugged his shoulders.

Two bodyguards approached and grabbed Li Teng, one on each side.

"Who the hell came up with these rules? Are they out of their mind?" Li Teng cursed loudly.

"Well, it wasn't me," Liu Shiyuan said, his face breaking into a mysterious smile.

Taking advantage of the bodyguards' distraction, Li Teng suddenly broke free and turned to run.

'Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang!'

About a dozen gunshots rang out.

Li Teng was struck by a dozen high-tech electric shock bullets, paralyzing his body as he fell straight to the ground.

Since Li Teng didn't cooperate, the Wax Sealing Master didn't allow him to choose his outfit; instead, he made the choice for him, and had several bodyguards forcefully change him into it.

They also stuffed a wine glass into his hand.

Finally, Li Teng was locked inside the transparent Wax Sealing Capsule.

The Wax Sealing Machine, following a preset program, forcibly changed Li Teng's body's pose and even artificially created a smile on his face.

Once everything was ready, the Wax Sealing Master initiated the final sealing process.

Li Teng's body gradually stiffened inside the Wax Sealing Capsule, then he remained motionless.

After a while, Li Teng was sent to a nearby wax museum and placed alongside other wax figures.

The door was shut, and the surroundings slowly quieted down.

Locked in the confinement of the wax sealing, Li Teng felt extremely desperate and angry.

He realized he was still conscious!

But he couldn't move his body at all!

"Is this the act of a human being? Which heartless, twisted freak designed this program?

"Damn your ancestors!"

Li Teng cursed desperately.

Sadly, no one could hear him.

Under the pale light of the wax museum, all the wax figures around him all wore smiles.

It was as if they were attending a very merry cocktail party.